diff -r 921aeb9ac508 -r a64a965b3610 mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py	Wed Sep 12 11:37:34 2018 -0400
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py	Wed Sep 12 11:24:51 2018 -0700
@@ -2463,7 +2463,7 @@
     """Create a new repository in a vfs.
 
     ``wdirvfs`` is a vfs instance pointing at the working directory.
-    ``requirements`` is a set of requirements for the new repository.
+    ``createopts`` options for the new repository.
     """
     createopts = createopts or {}